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It is a great disappointment. The atmosphere is gone, and, so have travellers, cafes, and, camping shops, where you could buy, and, sell anything of worth. There remains little to remind one of a crazy bygone era. The pollutants of the mind, via reefers, chillums,...More

Not a 'happening' place anymore .... yesterday is history , tomorrow is a Mystery . I lived through those heady times although I never made it to Kathmandu I did in my head in a swirly Smoky Hashish Cloud . It wasn't such a 'peace...More

Freak street is an institution of off beat shops. Established in the 60's for the European dropouts,it caters for the backpackers and adventurous travelers alike.There are a multitude of different shops offering everything from food to shoes and -t-shirts .The paving has recently been upgraded...More

There is some interesting history here with the hippy movement in the 60's but that was all shut down under pressure from the US government to ban marijuana in the 70s. How arrogant and imperialistic of my country to dictate this sort of thing. Since...More

The glory days of Freak Street are long gone. In the 1960's, every traveler coming overland must have stopped here at some point.
Nowadays, the street consists of a variety of restaurants, trinket shops and memories of the past. It's cool to walk down the...More